Plaid Cymru’s Director of Policy yesterday addressed the SNP conference in Scotland highlighting how both nationalist parties have set the political agendas during their respective periods in government.
Invited as a keynote speaker to address the Scottish nationalist Party conference in Perth, Nerys Evans AM, highlighted that, through its work in government, all political parties have been forced to accept Plaid’s campaign on reform of the funding formula for Wales, as well as securing cross party support for a referendum.
In her speech, the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire candidate, outlined how following the success of making Plaid’s agenda part of the mainstream political discussion, the party will be fielding its strongest ever group of candidates to help it transform, not merely manage, the future of Wales in a new Parliament.
Nerys Evans AM said:
“Plaid Cymru has succeeded in laying the foundations for a New Wales. We have won the political argument over reform to the way Wales is funded and for the need for further powers. All political parties in Wales have come around to Plaid’s way of thinking on these issues and it has paved the way action to be taken on them.
Just like Plaid, the SNP have succeeded in government, showing in these two Celtic nations what can be achieved by rejecting the London-centric approach. We must now continue that agenda to protect Welsh jobs and the Welsh economy from London’s savage cuts.”
Speaking on the next Assembly election Nerys Evans AM added:
“What is exciting moving forward is the calibre of candidates that Plaid will be taking into this election, including the former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies. It is a bold team, one I am pleased is echoed in Scotland by the SNP. Wales and Scotland together will be given a radical alternative to the usual London orchestrated campaigns of Labour and the ConDems.”
